2011 Australia 60 minutes’ Liz Hayes came to New Zealand to compare what we were doing with the failed war on drug efforts in Australia. This was my 3rd 60 minutes. To be honest when they asked if I was comfortable I was getting really uncomfortable. I disliked the idea of smoking products, disagreed with…
https://psmag.com/social-justice/the-drug-lord-with-a-social-mission-also-performs-under-the-alter-ego-starboy
I had a call from ‘New Statesman’ and realised our message was echoing in the halls of power in the UK, whose All Party Parliamentary Group recommended the UK follow NZ’s lead on regulatory model.
A well made documentary featuring Dr Steve Miller. Steve was Clinical Director for AngelCare, an American Psychologist who had been to Woodstock, served in Vietnam, developed nursing syllabus at Massey University and was a dear friend. There is a quote I used in a song I wrote for him on INDUCTION EP called “Last Mile”…
May 2005, Veteran broadcaster Paul Holmes interviews me with Minister Jim Anderton. Both these men were national treasures who I really enjoyed working with. RIP guys. Paul loved what we were doing and understood the politicians needed to have pressure kept on. I knew I was doing the right thing and would eventually get my…
2004. Looking at the AngelCare service we provided for ‘munter support’ in nightclubs and dance parties. Flipside was a youth news and entertainment talk show that aired on TV2 from 2002 to 2004. It was hosted by Mike Puru and this episode they came out and talked to our AngelCare volunteers. We set up a…
2004, Sex, Drugs & Hard House .. Here is where it all began. Must watch! This was my first media experience and the highest rating 60 minutes episode of the year. It was immediately pirated and streaming everywhere. You can see thepurity of intention we had, the clinical response to the STOP P product, AngelCare…
